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while team obama was on full fledged crisis management mode when the press went after white house press secretary jay carney as well as u.s. attorney general eric holder during separate press conferences today from the latest details on the benghazi consulate attack to the i.r.s. controversy and even the department of justice secret investigation on a.p. reporters there is no shortage of scandals coming out of washington d.c. so to talk about in greater detail what a.p. top executives call a massive and unprecedented intrusion into how news organizations conduct business i was joined earlier by marcy wheeler she's an investigative reporter at mt weil dot net and she actually began talking about the d.o.j. and that the fact that this d.o.j. has taken records from journalists and why this case is so unusual. the thing that's most unusual about this is when the o.j. goes after reporters or reporters records they subpoena reported they give notice and in this case they didn't do it in fact we still don't know when d.o.j. went and got these records no one and all of the blix today have confe
while team obama was on full fledged crisis management mode when the press went after white house press secretary jay carney as well as u.s. attorney general eric holder during separate press conferences today from the latest details on the benghazi consulate attack to the i.r.s. controversy and even the department of justice secret investigation on a.p. reporters there is no shortage of scandals coming out of washington d.c. so to talk about in greater detail what a.p. top executives call a...
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well meanwhile the white house insists it was in the dark regarding the surveillance of a.p. others say the move fits into the general trend of current government policies since nine eleven particularly we've seen the rapid expansion of a police state in this country it is the infrastructure of the police state is already in place. strict ing of the flow of information by the government and its various mouthpieces this is part of this creeping police state and what i what i want to stress is that the effectiveness of the obama administration in persecuting whistleblowers shows not only the fact that obama himself is no different from any candidate that our president that came before her but also the fact that this is a comprehensive plan to shut out dissent in the united states. and i p journalists went near any ones who are proud to targeted by. a prominent bahraini activist says she's been a sabbat installed in her country gulping those authorities apparently she's on software the track record removed the storage of a program. the cia crosses the line russian intelligence i
well meanwhile the white house insists it was in the dark regarding the surveillance of a.p. others say the move fits into the general trend of current government policies since nine eleven particularly we've seen the rapid expansion of a police state in this country it is the infrastructure of the police state is already in place. strict ing of the flow of information by the government and its various mouthpieces this is part of this creeping police state and what i what i want to stress is...
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jay carney reiterated the obama administration's dedication to transparency he believes strongly in the need for the press to be unfettered in its pursuit of investigative journalism he also believes strongly as a citizen and as president in the need to ensure that classified information is not leaked because it can endanger our national security interests there is a balance between transparency and national security has been a delicate one since nine eleven the obama administration has a history of aggressively going after whistleblowers prosecuting more people for leaking classified information than any other administration combined and washington was wall r.t. . although the white house insists it was in the dock over the surveillance of the a team adam as the beg to differ since nine eleven particularly we've seen the rapid expansion of a police state in this country it is the infrastructure of the police state is already in place so the restricting of the flow of information by the government and its various mouthpieces this is part of this creeping police state and what i what
jay carney reiterated the obama administration's dedication to transparency he believes strongly in the need for the press to be unfettered in its pursuit of investigative journalism he also believes strongly as a citizen and as president in the need to ensure that classified information is not leaked because it can endanger our national security interests there is a balance between transparency and national security has been a delicate one since nine eleven the obama administration has a...
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white house press secretary jay carney as well as u.s. attorney general eric holder during separate press conferences today from the latest details on the benghazi consulate attack to the i.r.s. controversy and even the department of justice secret investigation on a.p. reporters there is no shortage of scandal coming out of d.c. this week to talk in greater detail about what the a.p. tops executive calls a massive and unprecedented intrusion and to how news organizations operate i'm joined now by marcy wheeler she's an investigative reporter at mt well dot net hi there marcy thank you so much for joining us now first of all you follow instances of surveillance this is not the first time that the department of justice has taken records from journalists or from private citizens why is this case so once usual and are we learned today as a result of this case in particular. the thing that's most unusual about this is when the o.j. goes after reporters or reporters records they subpoena the report of they give notice and in this case they did
white house press secretary jay carney as well as u.s. attorney general eric holder during separate press conferences today from the latest details on the benghazi consulate attack to the i.r.s. controversy and even the department of justice secret investigation on a.p. reporters there is no shortage of scandal coming out of d.c. this week to talk in greater detail about what the a.p. tops executive calls a massive and unprecedented intrusion and to how news organizations operate i'm joined now...
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although the white house insists it was in the dark over the surveillance of the a.p. analysts beg to differ since nine eleven particularly we've seen the rapid expansion of a police state in this country it is the infrastructure of the police state is already in place so the restricting of the flow of information by the government and its various mouthpieces this is part of this creeping police state and what i what i want to stress is that the effectiveness of the obama administration in persecuting whistleblowers shows not only the fact that obama himself is no different from any candidate that our president that came before him but also the fact that this is a comprehensive plan to shut out dissent in the united states. well plugging in the flows of illegal weapons later in the program we report on the syrian government offensive in a rebel held border town seen as a key smuggling route for arms from lebanon. also ahead as activist groups point to human rights violations of bahrain a local campaigner tells us about the kingdoms of new ways of spying on his people h
although the white house insists it was in the dark over the surveillance of the a.p. analysts beg to differ since nine eleven particularly we've seen the rapid expansion of a police state in this country it is the infrastructure of the police state is already in place so the restricting of the flow of information by the government and its various mouthpieces this is part of this creeping police state and what i what i want to stress is that the effectiveness of the obama administration in...
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jay carney reiterated the obama administration's dedication to transparency he believes strongly in the need for the press to be unfettered in its pursuit of investigative journalism he also believes strongly as a citizen and as president in the need to ensure that classified information is not leaked because it can endanger our national security interests there's a balance between transparency and national security has been a delicate one since nine eleven the obama administration has a history of aggressively going after whistleblowers prosecuting more people for leaking classified information than any other administration combined and washington was wall r.t. . and meanwhile the white house insists it was in the dark regarding the surveillance of a page but i'm going to say the move fits into the general trend of current government policies. it's being called an unprecedented government intrusion the justice department secretly collected two months of telephone records from the associated press and it's rip it's basically trying to achieve what united states ministrations have be
jay carney reiterated the obama administration's dedication to transparency he believes strongly in the need for the press to be unfettered in its pursuit of investigative journalism he also believes strongly as a citizen and as president in the need to ensure that classified information is not leaked because it can endanger our national security interests there's a balance between transparency and national security has been a delicate one since nine eleven the obama administration has a...
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all the white house insists it was in the dark over the surveillance of the a.p. alice beg to differ since nine eleven particularly we've seen the rapid expansion of a police state in this country it is the infrastructure of the police state is already in place so the restricting of the flow of information by the government and its various mouthpieces this is part of this creeping police state and what i what i want to stress is that the effectiveness of the obama administration in persecuting whistleblowers shows not only the fact that obama himself is no different from any candidate that our president that came before him but also the fact that this is a comprehensive plan to shut out dissent in the united states. now some countries also make sure other governments are in the loop when they need to snoop surveillance technology developed in the u.k. was used against a bahraini activist is now taking legal action and she tells her story here in our t.v. in a couple of minutes. you know sometimes you see a story and it seems so you think you understand it and then
all the white house insists it was in the dark over the surveillance of the a.p. alice beg to differ since nine eleven particularly we've seen the rapid expansion of a police state in this country it is the infrastructure of the police state is already in place so the restricting of the flow of information by the government and its various mouthpieces this is part of this creeping police state and what i what i want to stress is that the effectiveness of the obama administration in persecuting...
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all of the white house insists it was in the dark over the surveillance of the a.p. alice beg to differ since nine eleven particularly we've seen the rapid expansion of a police state in this country it is the in fiscal oah of information by the government and its various mouthpieces this is part of this creeping police state and what i what i want to stress is that the effectiveness of the obama administration in persecuting whistleblowers shows not only the fact that obama himself is no different from any candidate that our president that came before him but also the fact that this is a comprehensive plan to shut out dissent in the united states. now the greek people have more than economic recovery to contend with at the moment their own health centrists too when we come back we report on how people are struggling to get basic health care as medicine costs rise even though lenders insist the country's worst symptoms are over. well. science technology innovation all the lives developments around russia we've got the future covered. you know sometimes you see a stor
all of the white house insists it was in the dark over the surveillance of the a.p. alice beg to differ since nine eleven particularly we've seen the rapid expansion of a police state in this country it is the in fiscal oah of information by the government and its various mouthpieces this is part of this creeping police state and what i what i want to stress is that the effectiveness of the obama administration in persecuting whistleblowers shows not only the fact that obama himself is no...
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jay carney reiterated the obama administration's dedication to transparency he believes strongly in the need for the press to be unfettered in its pursuit of investigative journalism he also believes strongly as a citizen and as president in the need to ensure that classified information is not leaked because it can endanger our national security interests this balance between transparency and national security has been a delicate one since nine eleven the obama administration has a history of aggressively going after whistleblowers prosecuting more people for leaking classified information than any other administration combined and washington was wall r.t. . and they contribute to option what's hansei says that no whistleblower will now risk getting associated press valuable information. they weren't able to notify the head of associated press because it would undermine the security of the whole operation the idea of justice anyway in the united states around the world that we see now how can there be a problem of justice with torturing august strike is even cuba and as for eric ho
jay carney reiterated the obama administration's dedication to transparency he believes strongly in the need for the press to be unfettered in its pursuit of investigative journalism he also believes strongly as a citizen and as president in the need to ensure that classified information is not leaked because it can endanger our national security interests this balance between transparency and national security has been a delicate one since nine eleven the obama administration has a history of...
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jay carney reiterated the obama administration's dedication to transparency he believes strongly in the need for the press to be unfettered in its pursuit of investigative journalism he also believes strongly as a citizen and as president in the need to ensure that classified information is not leaked because it can endanger our national security interests there is a balance between transparency and national security has been a delicate one since nine eleven the obama administration has a history of aggressively going after whistleblowers prosecuting more people for leaking classified information than any other administration combined and washington was wall. well one side effect of the action against a.p. is that whistleblowers and sources will now think twice before calling any of this that's according to investigative journalist and historian tony gosling. individuals who blows etc people with stories cannot know can no longer trust the journalists so if they go with confidential information to those journalists and have confidential phone conversations they all know no longer gu
jay carney reiterated the obama administration's dedication to transparency he believes strongly in the need for the press to be unfettered in its pursuit of investigative journalism he also believes strongly as a citizen and as president in the need to ensure that classified information is not leaked because it can endanger our national security interests there is a balance between transparency and national security has been a delicate one since nine eleven the obama administration has a...
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jay carney reiterated the obama administration's dedication to transparency he believes strongly in the need for the press to be unfettered in its pursuit of investigative journalism he also believes strongly as a citizen and as president in the need to ensure that classified information is not leaked because it can endanger our national security interests there's a balance between transparency and national security has been a delicate one since nine eleven the obama administration has a history of aggressively going after whistleblowers prosecuting more people for leaking classified information than any other administration combined and washington was wall are. some countries also making sure other governments are in the loop when they need to snoop surveillance technology developed in the u.k. was used to gave of activities not taking legal action she tells us her story here on r.g.p. in a couple of minutes. that america's promises to iraq of a new dawn a ring hollow while the country's corrupt oil sector flourishes citizens are left scavenging in the trash heaps all that and. the
jay carney reiterated the obama administration's dedication to transparency he believes strongly in the need for the press to be unfettered in its pursuit of investigative journalism he also believes strongly as a citizen and as president in the need to ensure that classified information is not leaked because it can endanger our national security interests there's a balance between transparency and national security has been a delicate one since nine eleven the obama administration has a...
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jay carney reiterated the obama administration's dedication to transparency he believes strongly in the need for the press to be unfettered in its pursuit of investigative journalism he also believes strongly as a citizen and as president in the need to ensure that classified information is not leaked because it can endanger our national security interests there is a balance between transparency and national security has been a delicate one since nine eleven the obama administration has a history of aggressively going after whistleblowers prosecuting more people for leaking classified information than any other administration combined and washington was wall. well plugging of the flow of illegal weapons later in the program. on the syrian government's offensive in a rebel held a border town seen as a key smuggling route for arms from lebanon. also ahead as activist groups continue to draw attention to human rights violations in bahrain a local activist tells us about the kingdom's new ways of spying on its people her story and more coming right up after a short break. that was built
jay carney reiterated the obama administration's dedication to transparency he believes strongly in the need for the press to be unfettered in its pursuit of investigative journalism he also believes strongly as a citizen and as president in the need to ensure that classified information is not leaked because it can endanger our national security interests there is a balance between transparency and national security has been a delicate one since nine eleven the obama administration has a...
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jay carney reiterated the obama administration's dedication to transparency he believes strongly in the need for the press to be unfettered in its pursuit of investigative journalism he also believes strongly as a citizen and as president in the need to ensure that classified information is not leaked because it can endanger our national security interests there's a balance between transparency and national security has been a delicate one since nine eleven the obama administration has a history of aggressively going after whistleblowers prosecuting more people for leaking classified information than any other administration combined and washington liz wall r.t. . the government maintains that the case against a.p. is one of national security pickles the rich are big brother watch says that simply doesn't make sense i think about this case is that you were actually talking to the government asking them about publishing this story very aggrieved to hold off publishing it until the sensitive operation was over and the government itself was planning to announce the story the next day s
jay carney reiterated the obama administration's dedication to transparency he believes strongly in the need for the press to be unfettered in its pursuit of investigative journalism he also believes strongly as a citizen and as president in the need to ensure that classified information is not leaked because it can endanger our national security interests there's a balance between transparency and national security has been a delicate one since nine eleven the obama administration has a...
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jay carney reiterated the obama administration's dedication to transparency he believes strongly in the need for the press to be unfettered in its pursuit of investigative journalism he also believes strongly as a citizen and as president in the need to ensure that classified information is not leaked because it can endanger our national security interests there's a balance between transparency and national security has been a delicate one since nine eleven the obama administration has a history of aggressively going after whistleblowers prosecuting more people for leaking classified information than any other administration combined and washington was wall r.t. . this discuss now the implications of the u.s. justice department surveillance mission with norman solomon he's director of the institute for public at crissy it's known as a show that helps activists groups be heard. in the interests of national security short of the action against associated press was justified in this instance. well a lot is done in the name of national security and protecting the public several decades
jay carney reiterated the obama administration's dedication to transparency he believes strongly in the need for the press to be unfettered in its pursuit of investigative journalism he also believes strongly as a citizen and as president in the need to ensure that classified information is not leaked because it can endanger our national security interests there's a balance between transparency and national security has been a delicate one since nine eleven the obama administration has a...
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jay carney reiterated the obama administration's dedication to transparency he believes strongly in the need for the press to be unfettered in its pursuit of investigative journalism he also believes strongly as a citizen and as president in the need to ensure that classified information is not leaked because it can endanger our national security interests there's a balance between transparency and national security has been a delicate one since nine eleven the obama administration has a history of aggressively going after whistleblowers prosecuting more people for leaking classified information than any other administration combined and washington was wall r.t. . and discuss the implications of the justice department surveillance mission with nick pickles direct big brother watch maker very welcome to the program nice to see you just as well the justice department i should say says it's investigating an extraordinary home fully does not call for extraordinary much of the. well the key question here is oversight is if this information is so critical that it would be impossible to go
jay carney reiterated the obama administration's dedication to transparency he believes strongly in the need for the press to be unfettered in its pursuit of investigative journalism he also believes strongly as a citizen and as president in the need to ensure that classified information is not leaked because it can endanger our national security interests there's a balance between transparency and national security has been a delicate one since nine eleven the obama administration has a...
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jay carney reiterated the obama administration's dedication to transparency he believes strongly in the need for the press to be unfettered in its pursuit of investigative journalism he also believes strongly as a citizen and as president in the need to ensure that classified information is not leaked because it can endanger our national security interests there's a balance between transparency and national security has been a delicate one since nine eleven the obama administration has a history of aggressively going after whistleblowers prosecuting more people for leaking classified information than any other administration combined and washington was wall r.t. . competition over the arctic savalas natural resources the countries hardly associated with the north pole are joining forces with four other nations that have been awarded permanent observer status to the council news editor of course he explains this cold calculation. what we witnessed today at the arctic council in meeting was what some are calling an asian rush to participate in the group that the arctic council oversee
jay carney reiterated the obama administration's dedication to transparency he believes strongly in the need for the press to be unfettered in its pursuit of investigative journalism he also believes strongly as a citizen and as president in the need to ensure that classified information is not leaked because it can endanger our national security interests there's a balance between transparency and national security has been a delicate one since nine eleven the obama administration has a...
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journalists including that private numbers were seized sparking outrage in the media world wide the white house has distanced itself from the scandal saying it knew nothing about the probe however president obama's administration is known for targeting whistleblowers as r.t. contributor afshin rattansi reports they will now think twice before contacting a.p. . they weren't able to notify the head of associated press because it would undermine the security of the whole operation idea of justice anyway and united states around the world we see now going to be a problem of justice when that strike is cuba and as for eric holder himself well what exactly. thinking when they're actually naming associated press the american taxpayer will have to pay reparations to associated press because let's face it whistleblower source is now going to call the a.p. desk in new york or washington d.c. and generally it has to be said that given the obama administration's attitude you know really an american journalist if you're not if your phone calls are being recalled down and sent to the f.b.i. . you can f
journalists including that private numbers were seized sparking outrage in the media world wide the white house has distanced itself from the scandal saying it knew nothing about the probe however president obama's administration is known for targeting whistleblowers as r.t. contributor afshin rattansi reports they will now think twice before contacting a.p. . they weren't able to notify the head of associated press because it would undermine the security of the whole operation idea of justice...
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though has distanced itself from the scandal saying it knew nothing about the probe of a president obama's administration is known for targeting whistleblowers and his auntie contributor afshin rattansi reports they were now think twice before contacting a.p. . they would able to notify the head of associated press because it would undermine the security of the whole operation the idea of justice anyway in the united states around the world that we see now how can they be above the justice when their children youngest strike is in cuba and as for eric holder himself well. are they thinking when they're actually naming associated press the american taxpayer will have to be reparations to associated press because let's face it no whistleblower source is now going to call the a.p. desk in new york or washington d.c. and more generally it has to be said that given the obama administration's attitude you're not really an american journalist if you're not if your phone calls aren't being recorded or at least the phone logs are being noted down and sent to the f.b.i. . we can find out a much more
though has distanced itself from the scandal saying it knew nothing about the probe of a president obama's administration is known for targeting whistleblowers and his auntie contributor afshin rattansi reports they were now think twice before contacting a.p. . they would able to notify the head of associated press because it would undermine the security of the whole operation the idea of justice anyway in the united states around the world that we see now how can they be above the justice when...
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official he was asked how long does the white house have this is. forty four and he said probably ten to twenty years oh my god s. ok sam so that's interesting i want to talk to you about the obama administration have they used it to justify drone use do you think well they've used to justify journalists and germ use and so is the bush administration i mean if these military strikes against al qaeda associated forces that it falls under the u.n. math and this is this is a really you know this is where the constitution starts to get stretched a little bit and this is what i asked congress what his reaction to a lot of this testimony that came out of your mouth about the about yesterday in the senate. there was a hearing in the senate yesterday with some dear dear officials who. basically gave a very broad and somewhat disturbing interpretation of what the gives them so that they can pretty much put troops on the ground from yemen to congo to boston as long as it's against al qaeda and associated forces and michael she had a top g.o.p. official said t
official he was asked how long does the white house have this is. forty four and he said probably ten to twenty years oh my god s. ok sam so that's interesting i want to talk to you about the obama administration have they used it to justify drone use do you think well they've used to justify journalists and germ use and so is the bush administration i mean if these military strikes against al qaeda associated forces that it falls under the u.n. math and this is this is a really you know this...
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and i think there's actually in terms of the white house and what has been said not very much that we disagree about in terms of what needs to happen one time among needs to close president obama said that himself what needs to happen now urgently is action to back up those words attorney from the center for constitutional rights thank you very much indeed also representing clients our gentlemen thank you very much indeed for your thoughts here on our team. well there hasn't really been any major official reaction from washington over this crisis in quantum of course we're getting plenty of reaction from you on our website we're ask you on our front page in our online poll dot com way you think this hunger strike could be heading what is it going to achieve what we can see here on screen at moment the fifty five percent just just over half of you believe this could lead to the conditions worsening for the prisoners there just over a third believe that there is every chance now of prisoners dying of hunger and just a minority slightly more optimistic over the situation saying that perh
and i think there's actually in terms of the white house and what has been said not very much that we disagree about in terms of what needs to happen one time among needs to close president obama said that himself what needs to happen now urgently is action to back up those words attorney from the center for constitutional rights thank you very much indeed also representing clients our gentlemen thank you very much indeed for your thoughts here on our team. well there hasn't really been any...
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calf's this wife's avail is that journalists looking for we still don't know what the white house says it knows nothing about this and refers to the justice department and the justice department having acknowledged the phone taps came up with what some saw as as an orwellian response they said that they value the freedom of the press and that they're seeking to strike the right balance between the public interest in the free flow of information and the public interest in the fair and effective administration of our criminal laws that's according to their statement well it's not clear what the mind dozens of a.p. jordon they stored their sources have committed to be caught up in this kind of a surveillance sweep but this is sending a chilling effect far beyond the associated press to all journalists that their records can be intercepted and sifted through like this and also made some wish us authorities had to use some of that surveillance bigger to keep an eye on someone like tom the boston bomber after all those red flags well or could it be that you're in this sort of seen as more da
calf's this wife's avail is that journalists looking for we still don't know what the white house says it knows nothing about this and refers to the justice department and the justice department having acknowledged the phone taps came up with what some saw as as an orwellian response they said that they value the freedom of the press and that they're seeking to strike the right balance between the public interest in the free flow of information and the public interest in the fair and effective...